Bin or sample-case



J. LUIGART. BIN 0R SAMPLE OASE.

(No Model.)

No. 544,817. Patented Aug. 20,1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

JOHN LUIGART, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

BIN OR SAM PLE-CASE'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,817,.dated August20, 1895.

' A li tion fil d January 15,I 1894. Serial No. 496,858. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN LUIGART, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Lexington, in the county of Fayette and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bins or Sample-Cases, of which the followingisa specification.

My invention is an improved bin and sample or sales case. It isespecially designed for the use of grocers and commission merchants, andis also applicable to other uses for which closed boxes or bins aredesirable, and there may be any desired number of the bins arranged inthe same framework or outer case.

The invention will be first fully described in connection with theaccompanying drawings, and then particularly referred to and pointed outin the claim.

Referring to the drawings, in which like parts are represented bysimilar referenceletters Wherever they occur throughout the various,views, Figure l is a view, partly in end elevation and partly invertical section, of a bin embodying my improvements with one of thepivoted boxes or receptacles shown partially open. Fig. 2 is a detailedView, in perspective and upon an enlarged scale, illusmating the meansfor mounting the pivoted receptacle in the case and stopping it in thedesired position. Fig. 3 is a detailed view, in side elevation and upona still larger scale, of the pivoted bearings for the boxes and the stoparresting and holding it partially open. Fig. 4: is a sectional view ofthe same, taken upon the irregular dotted line a: w of Fig. 3.

. The outer case A is framed together in the usual manner. It may be ofany size, provided with any number of rectangular chambers a, and may befashioned after any design that may suit the taste or fancy of theconstructer or the customer.

The receptacles B approximate in cross section quadrants of circles. Thefront I) is Wider than the bottom and back I), which is at right anglesto the front, and the arcs of the end pieces I)? are described from theaxis or point I) of the receptacle. The purpose of locating the axis ofthe receptacle in the front or door and above the angle formed by thefront and bottom is to cause the receptacle to automatically swing tothe closed position by gravity when the detent which looks it in thepartially-open position is released. The

ends of the chambers a are provided with .0 are secured to the insidesof the vertical posts a and have flanges c at right angles to theplates, which overlap the front edges of the stiles. The plates haveinclined notches to receive the pivot-pins d, which project from theplates D, and the plates D have webs or flanges d, which are recessedinto the edge of the front I) for additional strength; but

these flanges may be omitted.

The edge of the plate D is provided with notches d in its periphery, andthe plate (3 has a shaft 0, which passes through a perforation in thefront flange c and is journaled in a lug-bearing c on the inside of theplate. This shaft 0 has a detent or pin a projecting at right anglesfrom it, which is adapted to pass through a slot in the plate 0 toengage any of the notches d in the plate D when the shaft is turned bythe handle 0 which is se cured upon the outer end of the shaft 0'.

When the receptacle B is turned forward or into the open position theshaft 0 may be turned to bring its detent a into any one of the notchesand stop it in the partially-open position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.The front I of the receptacle B is paneled and 7 may be closed by aglass plate I) or by wire rods, depending upon the kind of material thereceptacle is used for. If for flour, coffee, sugar, or other similarmaterial, the glass panel is employed, While if the receptacle isconcentric with the axis b which forms the back of the chamber a, andwhen the receptacle is thrown to the closed position prevents itscontents from falling back into the chamber to interfere with theclosing of the receptacle.

To render the receptacle accessible, the latch is drawn down and thereceptacle turned to any position desired and the shaft 0 revolved tolock' it in the desired position, when the contents of the receptaclemay be either inspected or scooped out, if desired. When the bin orreceptacle is turned back to about the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2,the weight of the material within it, being mainly back of thepivot-pins or axis, tends to throw it backward, so that it is very easyto close or open the receptacle. The slot in the plate 0 permits thereceptacle to be lifted out after it has been drawn to the full openposition for the purpose of cleansing it or removing any material thatmay have worked back into the chamber a. It is only necessary to havethe plate D with its notches d andthe locking-detent to engage thenotches upon one side of the receptacle. Upon the opposite side thenotches in the plate may be omitted, and also the shaft'c' and slot anddetent c It is obvious that many mechanical changes may be made in thedevice without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention-as,for instance, the segmental back of the chamber E may be omitted bysubstituting a hinged segmental cover for the opening in the receptacle,which hinged cover could be thrown open after the receptacle was turnedforward for access to its contents; but the form I have shown is deemedpreferable, and,

Without limiting myself to the precise de tails of construction shown,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

The combination of the chambered casing or frame, the quadrant shapedreceptacle B adapted toturn therein,the bearings O secured to thecasing, the hinged segmental plates D secured to the receptacle andhaving pivot'

